The Portland daily press., 1887-03-15
SPRING ELECTIONS.
Large Republican Gains in the varI-
Gus Cities and Towns.
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ALFRED, March IA.
The town election in Alfred yesterday re-
suited in sweeping victory for the Republi-
cans, they electing their entire ticket by As
majority. The following were the officers
elected:
Moderator-Robe NJ Stevens.
Town Clerk-Willie f. Ferguson.
Seleetmen, Assessors and Overseers Of Poor
Hall.
Treasurer-Lucus NJ Perkins.
Agent-Charles b. Brooks.
Auditor-Robert M. Stevens.
School Commttee-Rev. u. ID. Richards for
three years; Rev. Abram Snyder for two years.
The town voted to raise for schools, $500;
poor, 5000; highways. s11OO; roads in winter
$500; free high school, $3.50; incidentals,
$3.50; town debt. $500.
Belfast.
BELFAST, March 14-Party issues were
ignored at the municipal election today AL
bert c. Burgess, Tax Reducer was chosen
Mayor by majority of one over Charles
Baker, the so-called Tax Payer. The whole
Tax Reducer ticket prevailed in four out of
the five wards, excepting choice for alderman
in Ward B.
Biddeford.
BIDDEFoRD, March 14-An exciting mu-
nicipal election was held today, resulting in
the reelection of Mayor Samuel f. Parcher
(Dem.) over Capt. L. H. Kendall (Rep) by
215 majority. The Democrats elect four al
dermen and eleven councilmen The Repub-
lieans elect three aldermen and ten council
men. Last year the Democrats elected every
ward officer, and gave Mayor Parcher 352
majority.
Rockport.
RoCKPoRT, March IA large town meet
ing was held today. The Republicans elect
ed all the officers as follows:
Moderator-E. f. Burgess
Clerk-A. d. Champney.
Selectmen-Alden Miller, Jr., j. S. Fuller d. j.
Andrews.
Treasurer-G. F. Burgess.
Audtor-J. S. Cleveland.
School Commttee-Enos Ingraham, E. g. S. In
graham.
The whole number of votes for first select
man was 642. Miller's majority was 60 over
Isaac Coombs Dem).
Sanford.
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SANFORD, March 14.-The following Off
GERS were elected at the town meeting today:
Town Clerk-John A bennett.
Selectman-L b. Stiles.
Treasnrer-Lewis Butler.
The above are all Democrats. There was
no choice for the other officers, and the meet
ing adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Augusta.
AUGUSTA. March 14-In the municipal
election today, George E. Macomber Rep.)
received S21 votes, and Amos NJ. Wight, Pro-
hibition, "a; scattering, 2. Every member
of the city government is Republican. The
Democrats had no candidates in the field,
and the election was very quiet
Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, March 14.-The town meet
ing, which was adjourned from last Monday.
was held today, and the following officers
were elected:
Clerk-T. III. Riley
Selectmen-L. E. Smith, Isaac Plummer, w. b.
Woodward
The matter of lighting the streets was left
with the selectmen. The rate of taxation is
II mills. The valuation is $3,50O,O0O.
Camden.
CAMDEN, March 14.-The town meeting
this afternoon voted to survey a railroad be-
tween Rockland and Camden. bearing half
the expense with the railroad company. The
town voted $4,000 towards paying the debt.
1t was voted to exempt from taxation for
ten years the proposed shoe factory
Bangor.
| BANGOR, March 14.-Contrary to the indi.
cations of the morning, the vote of the city
has increased over last spring nearly 300
The vote for Mayor stood; Bragg (Rep)
1714; Mulvany I(Dem.), 1872; Lowe .CThirc
Party. 50. Bragg's plurality, 442; majority
over all, 80. The Republicans elect four o.
the seven aldermen, and fourteen out o.
twenty-one councilmen.